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Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Review

11 / 5 / 17

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Review Chic Pixel

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, the forth game in theย Danganronpa series, was probably my most anticipated game of 2017. After I was gradually won over byย Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc back in 2014 and then falling completely love withย Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, the series is now one of my favorite video game series of all time. But as impressions from Japanese players started trickling in, it became clear thatย Danganronpa V3 was going to be the most divisive entry in the series yet. Would it deliver for this longtime fan of the series? Read on to find out!

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Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony First Impressions

9 / 26 / 179 / 26 / 17

Chic Pixel First Impressions

The rest of 2017 is a whirlwind of game releases and I’m already behind on reviews, so it’s time to bring back first impressions! If you haven’t seen a first impressions post on Chic Pixel before, they’re basically a way for me to share my initial thoughts with a game before (or sometimes in lieu of) a full review. In the case ofย Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, one of my most anticipated games of the year, I just have to let you know what I think so far! If you’re a fan ofย Danganronpaย and on the fence about whether you can jump into the series here, here are my spoiler-free first impressions!

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Super Easy Danganronpa Nail Tutorial

9 / 29 / 15

Super Easy Danganronpa Nail Tutorial

After the success of my Splatoon nail tutorial, I thought I’d try my hand at another! Themed nails to celebrate the release ofย Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girlsย earlier this month seemed only appropriate. I modeled this design after Monokuma and the stylizedย hot pink blood prominently featured in the Danganronpaย games. This can also double as a great look for Halloween!

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Japan Envy: Danganronpa Cakes from Patisserie Swallowtail

9 / 3 / 159 / 3 / 15

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Why look at that, Japan is celebrating Ultra Despair Month, too! Well not really, but it’s a great coincidence that Patisserie Swallowtail is offering two radย Danganronpa-inspired cakes during the month of September. The sweets shop, which specializes in collaboration items for anime, manga, and game series popular with women, is located in Shibuya Marui on the 8th floor. If you happen to be in the area between September 9th to the 23rd, here’s what you could pick up:

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The Monokuma cake is ยฅ750 (about $7) and contains white chocolate mousse and raspberry jelly. Yum!

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The Monomi cake is alsoย ยฅ750 and contains cream cheese mousse and passion cream.

Every cake purchase comes with a limited editionย Danganronpaย coaster:

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Usually collaboration drinks are what come with coasters, but I certainly wouldn’t complain if I got one of those neat designs! Of course, which coaster you’re given when you order is random, but I’d have my eye on the Nagito or square Monomi one.

If you’re like me and have no hope of ever making it to Japan in time for this awesome collaboration, you can follow Patisserie Swallowtail on Twitter and drool over all of their various adorable creations there.

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September is Ultra Despair Month!

8 / 31 / 158 / 31 / 15

Ultra Despair Month Community Game Along

At the end of every month, I suddenly realize a whole month has already gone by and it’s time to announce the next Community Game-Along theme. I then proceed to scramble to the complete 2015 theme list I wrote many moons ago to refresh my memory and write up a post like this one. This month, however, when I turned to my handy list, I was shocked and awed to discover that I had some kind of telepathic foresight to deem September Spike Chunsoft month! Why, the heavily anticipatedย Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girlsย comes out in September! Talk about awesome timing. Let that be a lesson to you all that sometimes things just happen out of sheer dumb luck, but there’s nothing stopping you from basking in the glory of a job well done anyway.

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The Best of the PS Store Summer Sale: Week 2

8 / 6 / 158 / 6 / 15

PS Store Summer Sale Week 2 2015

Who doesn’t love a good sale? While some companies are dragging their feet more on the digital sale front than others (I’m looking at you, Nintendo), Sony has been doing a great job of offering a lot of great deals for PS3, PS4, and PS Vita on the PlayStation Store (aka PSN). The North American PS store yearly summer sale is generally no different, but unfortunately the first weekย was not the thrilling kickoff I was hoping for. Luckily, they’ve turned it around with week two, which is chock full of super discounts on some great titles! But money doesn’t grow on trees, so I’ve narrowed it down to five games I think are most worth picking up this week.

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Swooning Over: Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls Japanese Version

2 / 22 / 158 / 6 / 15
Considering Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair were far and away my favorite games released in 2014, it should come as no surprise that I am extremely excited to hear that NIS America has announced plans to bring over the third game in the series, Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls later this year. 

Unlike the first two games in the series, however, this is one that I couldn’t wait for a localization to purchase, so I went ahead and preordered a copy of the Japanese version after having my mind blown by Danganronpa 2 back in September. Of course, like many Japanese game releases, Danganronpa Another Episode came with some extras, so what better occasion to show them off than the game’s English localization announcement?

The box art for the game is stunning, as has been the case with the past two two titles in the series. Already, it’s clear that two female characters, Komaru Naegi (sister of Makoto Naegi) and Toko Fukawa, are central to the game. I also really dig the Revolutionary Girl Utena-vibe I’m getting from the roses and overall design, but I haven’t played enough of the game yet to say if the comparison is at all relevant. Luckily, NIS America has preserved the original cover art for the English release, though I think something was lost in the logo conversion…

The back of the box isn’t extremely exciting, but I really like the focus on black, red, pink, and purple, and how that carries through not only the game’s overall design, but the character designs themselves.

And would you look at that โ€“ an actual game manual, packaged with a game made in 2014! Ok, it’s just a single folded leaflet that briefly explains some basic gameplay and controls, but it’s still a lot more than most titles get these days, especially Vita games.

Because I preordered the game from CD Japan, I received this nice A4 poster of the protagonists. Again, I really love the color scheme! I haven’t figured out where I’ll hang this one yet, though. Honestly, I much prefer the strangely off-putting art of the first two games โ€“ I’m not as much of a fan of this cleaner/more anime-esque art style.

Finally, all preorders of the game, regardless of what store the preorder was purchased from, came with this adorable Monokuma cell phone stand. Now I can finally say I own a piece of Monokuma merchandise! Unfortunately, the opening on the top is too small for my new iPhone 6, so I’ll have to find some other use for it.

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls will release on Vita in North America and Europe this fall (spring for fellow Aussie folk). That should be plenty of time for me to finish playing through my Japanese copy โ€“ honestly, it’s been so fun so far, I don’t know why I haven’t stuck with it! While the new action puzzle-based gameplay isn’t quite as snappy as the trials in the first two games, the story and characters pack more than enough punch to make up for it. If you haven’t had time to play the first two Danganronpa games yet, be sure you do so before Another Episode releases later this year!

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